Reproductive control and attacks on citizenship go hand in hand

Anxiety about the “meaning” of citizenship and anxiety about who belongs in America, in other words, more than share a border (pun intended?) with anxieties about low birth rates. Because the vision for raising the American birth rate is also not about creating a nation with stronger ties. Rather, it’s about forcing women back into roles that they ... See more

Imagining communities isn’t simply about who can be in the community, but also about who in the community can participate in imagining the community. This is why the move to undo birthright citizenship, which not-so-subtly targets people of color, must also be understood alongside the move to restrict reproductive access and repeal no-fault divorce... See more